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Senate inquiry to scrutinise $6m grant to Albanese’s local golf club
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces mounting pressure over a $6 million federal grant to Marrickville Golf Club in his electorate, with a Senate investigation set to examine the controversial funding in October. Albanese previously justified the allocation as addressing a sewage runoff problem affecting the Cooks River, but the club’s own communications indicate the funds…
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Burnham proposes ending pension triple lock to fund national care service
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced radical reforms including scrapping the pension triple lock to fund a new National Care Service, framed as breaking with 40 years of Thatcherite policy. The move represents a significant political gamble, as Burnham acknowledged he may “pay a political price” for the unpopular reforms, dedicating the care policy to…
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Trump gathers tech executives to discuss AI safety and expansion
President Trump hosted a high-profile meeting at the White House with leaders from major technology companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, SpaceX and Nvidia to discuss artificial intelligence safety. The gathering resulted in the signing of what Trump described as a “morally binding” agreement on AI safety, which he compared to a constitution. This meeting…
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Lowe warns Australian deficits are fuelling inflation as rates hit 15-year high
Former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has challenged the Labor government’s fiscal policy, arguing that substantial budget deficits are adding inflationary pressure when the economy is at full employment and commodity prices are elevated. This intervention reignites a significant policy debate about the causes of Australia’s elevated inflation, with the central bank having…
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DoorDash driver shot by ICE charged after Austin traffic stop
A DoorDash driver, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan national, was shot in the back by ICE agents during a traffic stop in Austin, Texas, on 20 September whilst making a delivery. Garces Perez, who had a final removal order issued against him, allegedly ignored agents’ commands to exit his vehicle, struck an officer…
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Opinion piece says Labor spending leaves households bearing inflation pressures
An opinion article argues that the Australian Labor government is protecting its spending commitments while households face high mortgage costs and rising prices. It says restraint in public spending could ease pressure on demand and reduce the burden on the Reserve Bank to curb inflation through higher interest rates, though it would not guarantee rates…
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Triple lock raid to cost OAPs £15billion: Burnham savaged by union chief for hitting poorest to help pay for care reforms
Andy Burnham announced that the state pension triple lock would be scrapped in 2030 to help fund a new National Care Service. The change would remove the link to earnings, slowing pension increases and prompting criticism that pensioners with low incomes are being asked to pay for social care reform. Government sources estimate the change…
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Phillip Lowe urges Albanese government to rein in spending and inflation
Former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Phillip Lowe has urged Anthony Albanese’s government to curb spending, arguing that budget deficits are adding to demand and pushing inflation and interest rates higher. He said Australia should be running surpluses given full employment and high commodity prices, and warned that weak economic growth could prolong stagnation in…
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Five London men bailed after vans near RAF Fairford found to contain petrol
Five men in their twenties from London were arrested near RAF Fairford, a strategically important US Air Force base in Gloucestershire, following a counter-terrorism operation initiated when one of the detainees called 999 to report their activities. Despite the operation’s scale—which included evacuations of 85 homes and a 500-metre exclusion zone—all five men were released…
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Burnham courts business as Khanna demands AI safety treaty
The Prime Minister seeks to rebuild Labour’s ties with business at the party conference, as the US congressman calls for US-China negotiations to rein in artificial intelligence risks.